diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index d9aebde0da..1f7ceb0dd3 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ A: Such a functionality isn't needed on a properly configured system. All hardware in memory, then use something else to manage your modules (scripts, modules.conf, etc.) This is not a task for udev. +Q: But I love that feature of devfs, please? +A: The devfs approach caused a lot of spurious modprobe attempts as + programs probed to see if devices were present or not. Every probe + attempt created a process to run modprobe, almost all of which were + spurious. + Q: I really like the devfs naming scheme, will udev do that? A: Yes, udev can create /dev nodes using the devfs naming policy. A configuration file needs to be created to map the kernel default names